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Utah Code § 78B-2-311 (2026)

Eight years

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An action may be brought within eight years upon the date of:

entry of a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States; or
renewal of a judgment described in Subsection (1) according to the procedures and requirements of Title 78B, Chapter 6, Part 18, Renewal of Judgment Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2010–2025 · leading case: Timothy v. Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard Moss, 2019 UT 70 (Utah 2019).
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Timothy v. Pia Anderson Dorius Reynard Moss, 2019 UT 70 (Utah 2019). · cites it 4× “Second, section 78B-2-311 establishes the statute of limitations to commence a separate action on a judgment.”
Johnson v. Johnson, 2014 UT 21 (Utah 2014). · cites it 2× “See Urtau Cope § 78B-2-311. 7 . Arnold v. Grigsby, 2009 UT 88, ¶ 7 , 225 P.”
Gildea v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 2015 UT 11 (Utah 2015). · cites it 3× “§ 78B-2-311. Thus, the relevant statutory framework provides for two different, but concurrent, eight-year time frames: (1) an eight-year duration for a judgment, plus eight additional years if renewed, and (2) an eight-year statute of limitations for filing an action upon a…”
Farm Bureau v. Weston, 2023 UT App 136 (Utah Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “§ 78B-2-311 (“An action may be brought within eight years upon a judgment or decree of any court of the United States, or of any state or territory within the United States.”
Johnson v. Johnson, 2012 UT App 22 (Utah Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “" Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-311 (2008). He argues that although the decree was entered in 1984, Zorie "failed to do anything to secure any kind of payment on that decree until 2008, nearly twenty-four years after the decree had been entered" and "more than nine years after…”
Zions Bancorporation v. Schwab, 2023 UT App 105 (Utah Ct. App. 2023). “And in a different section of the Utah Code, our 20220584-CA 6 2023 UT App 105 Zions Bancorporation v.”
Est. of Higley v. State, Dep't of Transp., 2010 UT App 227 (Utah Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 4× “And, as discussed in more detail below, we do not agree that the other Utah Code provisions cited by the Estate impose such a time requirement. T9 First, the Estate cites to Utah Code section 78B-2-311, which imposes an eight-year limitation on bringing an action based on a…”
Cutting Edge Real Est. v. Russell, 2025 UT App 168 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “20240133-CA 4 2025 UT App 168 Cutting Edge Real Estate v. Russell ownership and status of [the Properties] remained .”
Talbot v. State of Utah (D. Utah 2020). · cites it 2× “2011) (explaining that state law governs limitations and tolling TS See Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-311. '9 Docket no.”
McCarthy v. Johnson (D.D.C. 2022). “; see also Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-311 (West 2022) (setting eight-year statute of limitations for judgments).”
Earthgrains Baking Companies v. Sycamore Fam. Bakery (10th Cir. 2025). “Utah Code Ann. § 78B-2-311 (West 2010); see Gildea v.”
— Utah Code § 78B-2-311(1) — 1 case
Cutting Edge Real Est. v. Russell, 2025 UT App 168 (Utah Ct. App. 2025). “20240133-CA 4 2025 UT App 168 Cutting Edge Real Estate v. Russell ownership and status of [the Properties] remained .”
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